4 University of Alabama system trustees approved by state Senate

MONTGOMERY, Alabama — The Alabama Senate has approved 4
trustees of the University of Alabama System for new terms on the
board.

The Senate voted 29-0 Thursday for Wallace Davis Malone III
of Dothan, John McMahon of Birmingham, William Britt Sexton of Decatur,
and Paul W. Bryant Jr. of Tuscaloosa.

Alabama's self-perpetuating board had recommended the 4 for new terms, but they needed approval of the Senate to be official.

The
Alabama trustees breezed through the Senate without any opposition,
unlike the selection of 9 Auburn University trustees, who were never
considered by the Senate this session. The governor recently withdrew
their names for the selection process to start over.